Early Antique John V. Farwell Co. Chicago Furniture Lighting Appliances Catalog

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Having lived in Chicago 20 years, I feel stupid for having never heard of this outfit.   But apparently it was the first major retail mail order house.   One of Farwell early employees was a guy named Marshall Field.  Him,  I heard of.   Farwell was trending down by 1920 and the world at that point belonged to the Sears's, Montgomery Ward,  and the Field's of the retail world.    Although this catalog has some condition issues, the pages are mostly clean and are a great resource for checking out the furniture of the day --- but more importantly the antiques of today.   I spent a lot of time looking over the pages.  Great fun.  I can not find a date, but judging by the furniture, my uneducated guess would be right around 1900.
I have a large inventory of vintage paper:    auto manuals, military paper, railroad stuff, food and recipe paper, political pamphlets, oddball magazines,  entertainment paper --- just about any paper you can think of.   Some of it is in perfect shape and some is in rough condition.  Things to look out for in the photos are page yellowing, corner bumping, rips and tears, handwriting, etc. --- normal flaws in old paper.  Closely check the photos out and get back to me if you have any questions.   Please bookmark me and check back once in awhile for more fun paper.
THE FINE PRINT AND FAQS:
1. Carefully examine my studio-quality photographs.  I do my best to document any flaws or issues. I tend to go overboard in showing flaws.  I hate surprises when I buy on eBay as much as you do.     I also do my best to accurately describe the items I find.  Some categories I know better than others.  I will tell you what I know and what I have researched.  After that you are on your own.  Please ask questions and I will help out if I can. Some eBayers have been very generous helping me out with the nuances of certain categories.  Feel free to help me out with your knowledge.    I welcome your expertise and enjoy learning about new stuff.
2.  I basically sell "As Is."    That said, I will accept returns if I have been negligent in my listing information.  This includes outright mistakes, misrepresentations,  or any errors on my part. I do not know everything about everything (don't tell my kids that please).  If you are not sure about something and want to "try it out" at home before having "Buyer's remorse," please do not bid.   Every auction or estate sale I go to is "as is." I do better than that with my return policy.    I mess up once in a while and I have honored all returns.  Please respect this policy.
3.  I will combine shipping cost when possible.  If you pay after buying more than one lot, I will refund some of the shipping cost.